diff --git a/ui/build-aux/start-breezy-desktop.sh b/ui/build-aux/start-breezy-desktop.sh
index ba65e8a..b4f60b1 100644
--- a/ui/build-aux/start-breezy-desktop.sh
+++ b/ui/build-aux/start-breezy-desktop.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 IFS=: read -ra host_data_dirs < <(flatpak-spawn --host sh -c 'echo "$XDG_DATA_DIRS"')
 IFS=: read -ra HOST_XDG_STATE_HOME < <(flatpak-spawn --host sh -c 'echo "$XDG_STATE_HOME"')
+IFS=: read -ra HOST_XDG_BIN_HOME < <(flatpak-spawn --host sh -c 'echo "$XDG_BIN_HOME"')
+IFS=: read -ra HOST_XDG_DATA_HOME < <(flatpak-spawn --host sh -c 'echo "$XDG_DATA_HOME"')
 
 # To avoid potentially muddying up $XDG_DATA_DIRS too much, we link the schema paths
 # into a temporary directory.
@@ -34,12 +36,26 @@ if [[ ! -z "${HOST_XDG_DATA_DIRS}" ]]; then
   XDG_DATA_DIRS="${HOST_XDG_DATA_DIRS:1}:${XDG_DATA_DIRS}"
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -z "${HOST_XDG_BIN_HOME}" ]]; then
+  XDG_BIN_HOME="${HOST_XDG_BIN_HOME}"
+else
+  XDG_BIN_HOME="$(realpath ~)/.local/bin"
+fi
+
 if [[ ! -z "${HOST_XDG_STATE_HOME}" ]]; then
   XDG_STATE_HOME="${HOST_XDG_STATE_HOME}"
 else
-  XDG_STATE_HOME="${USER_HOME}/.local/state"
+  XDG_STATE_HOME="$(realpath ~)/.local/state"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z "${HOST_XDG_DATA_HOME}" ]]; then
+  XDG_DATA_HOME="${HOST_XDG_DATA_HOME}"
+else
+  XDG_DATA_HOME="$(realpath ~)/.local/share"
 fi
 
 export XDG_DATA_DIRS
+export XDG_BIN_HOME
 export XDG_STATE_HOME
+export XDG_DATA_HOME
 exec breezydesktop "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/modules/PyXRLinuxDriverIPC b/ui/modules/PyXRLinuxDriverIPC
index 0f80226..b98e0ec 160000
--- a/ui/modules/PyXRLinuxDriverIPC
+++ b/ui/modules/PyXRLinuxDriverIPC
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0f8022681bc5a3beb5ce0468e348e5f84658662f
+Subproject commit b98e0ec9a12f2ec37ebbb06e6b2226246da11107
diff --git a/ui/src/breezydesktop.gresource.xml b/ui/src/breezydesktop.gresource.xml
index 016c262..b20a15c 100644
--- a/ui/src/breezydesktop.gresource.xml
+++ b/ui/src/breezydesktop.gresource.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <gresources>
   <gresource prefix="/com/xronlinux/BreezyDesktop">
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/connected-device.ui</file>
+    <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/failed-verification.ui</file>
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/license-dialog.ui</file>
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/no-device.ui</file>
     <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/no-extension.ui</file>
diff --git a/ui/src/failedverification.py b/ui/src/failedverification.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15e44f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/failedverification.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from gi.repository import Adw, Gtk
+
+@Gtk.Template(resource_path='/com/xronlinux/BreezyDesktop/gtk/failed-verification.ui')
+class FailedVerification(Gtk.Box):
+    __gtype_name__ = "FailedVerification"
diff --git a/ui/src/gtk/failed-verification.ui b/ui/src/gtk/failed-verification.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fdb862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/gtk/failed-verification.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <requires lib="gtk" version="4.0"/>
+  <template class="FailedVerification" parent="GtkBox">
+    <property name="orientation">1</property>
+    <property name="margin-top">20</property>
+    <property name="margin-bottom">20</property>
+    <property name="margin-start">20</property>
+    <property name="margin-end">20</property>
+    <property name="spacing">20</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="AdwStatusPage">
+        <property name="title" translatable="true">Breezy Desktop GNOME invalid setup</property>
+        <property name="description" translatable="true">Your Breezy GNOME setup is invalid or incomplete. Please re-run the setup script. Report this issue if it persists.</property>
+        <property name="width-request">650</property>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </template>
+</interface>
diff --git a/ui/src/main.py b/ui/src/main.py
index 0d02168..f77a4dc 100644
--- a/ui/src/main.py
+++ b/ui/src/main.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
+import gi
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
-import gi
 
 from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ gi.require_version('Adw', '1')
 gi.require_version('Gio', '2.0')
 gi.require_version('GLib', '2.0')
 
-from gi.repository import Adw, Gtk, Gio, GLib
+from gi.repository import Adw, Gtk, Gio
 from .licensedialog import LicenseDialog
 from .statemanager import StateManager
 from .window import BreezydesktopWindow
diff --git a/ui/src/meson.build b/ui/src/meson.build
index 710cec1..55b0c5f 100644
--- a/ui/src/meson.build
+++ b/ui/src/meson.build
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ breezydesktop_sources = [
   '__init__.py',
   'connecteddevice.py',
   'extensionsmanager.py',
+  'failedverification.py',
   'licensedialog.py',
   'licensefeaturerow.py',
   'licensetierrow.py',
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ breezydesktop_sources = [
   'shortcutdialog.py',
   'statemanager.py',
   'time.py',
+  'verify.py',
   'window.py'
 ]
 
diff --git a/ui/src/verify.py b/ui/src/verify.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eb90cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/verify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import logging
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('breezy_ui')
+user_home = os.path.expanduser('~')
+
+def verify_installation():
+    xdg_bin_home = os.environ.get('XDG_BIN_HOME')
+    if not xdg_bin_home or xdg_bin_home.startswith('/app') or xdg_bin_home.startswith(os.path.join(user_home, '.var/app')):
+        xdg_bin_home = os.path.join(user_home, '.local', 'bin')
+    verify_installation_path = os.path.join(xdg_bin_home, 'breezy_gnome_verify')
+
+    if not os.path.exists(verify_installation_path):
+        logger.error(f"Could not verify your Breezy GNOME installation. Please ensure that Breezy GNOME is installed.")
+        exit(1)
+
+    env_copy = os.environ.copy()
+    xdg_data_home = os.environ.get('XDG_DATA_HOME')
+    if not xdg_data_home or xdg_data_home.startswith('/app') or xdg_data_home.startswith(os.path.join(user_home, '.var/app')):
+        xdg_data_home = os.path.join(user_home, '.local', 'share')
+    env_copy["XDG_DATA_HOME"] = xdg_data_home
+    try:
+        verify_output = subprocess.check_output([verify_installation_path], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, env=env_copy).strip()
+        success = verify_output == b"Verification succeeded"
+        if not success:
+            logger.error(f"Could not verify your Breezy GNOME installation. Please ensure that Breezy GNOME is installed.")
+            logger.error(verify_output)
+        
+        return success
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        logger.error(f"Could not verify your Breezy GNOME installation. Please ensure that Breezy GNOME is installed.")
+        logger.error(e.output.decode().strip())
+
+    return False
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/window.py b/ui/src/window.py
index a96057c..59f5fda 100644
--- a/ui/src/window.py
+++ b/ui/src/window.py
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ from .extensionsmanager import ExtensionsManager
 from .licensedialog import LicenseDialog
 from .statemanager import StateManager
 from .connecteddevice import ConnectedDevice
+from .failedverification import FailedVerification
 from .nodevice import NoDevice
 from .noextension import NoExtension
+from .verify import verify_installation
 from .time import LICENSE_WARN_SECONDS
 
 @Gtk.Template(resource_path='/com/xronlinux/BreezyDesktop/gtk/window.ui')
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ class BreezydesktopWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
         self.connected_device = ConnectedDevice()
         self.no_device = NoDevice()
         self.no_extension = NoExtension()
+        self.failed_verification = FailedVerification()
 
         self.license_action_needed_banner.connect('button-clicked', self._on_license_action_needed_button_clicked)
 
@@ -61,7 +64,9 @@ class BreezydesktopWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
         for child in self.main_content:
             self.main_content.remove(child)
 
-        if not ExtensionsManager.get_instance().is_installed():
+        if not verify_installation():
+            self.main_content.append(self.failed_verification)
+        elif not ExtensionsManager.get_instance().is_installed():
             self.main_content.append(self.no_extension)
         elif state_manager.connected_device_name:
             self.main_content.append(self.connected_device)